Verkäufer Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 18. Mai 2007
Beschreibung
A fine copy of the first UK edition of E. Annie Proulx's very popular novel about the life of a man named Quoyle, whose life is falling apart as he moves to Newfoundland. Held in the original publisher's cloth binding. The first edition thus of this work, being the first UK edition. Held in the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Megan Wilson. 'The Shipping News' is a novel that follows the life of the New York journalist Quoyle, whose parents both just committed suicide, and his wife had run away with her lover before being killed in a car accident during her getaway. Quoyle takes his daughters to their ancestral home in Newfoundland, where he is hired by the local newspaper to report on the shipping news. This was a very popular novel when it was published, winning both the Pulitzer Prize and the U.S. National Book Prize. Written by Annie Proulx, who is best known for this novel, as well as for her short story 'Brokeback Mountain'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, resulting in a small closed tear to the head of the joint. Minor marking to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 658P2
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Shipping News
Verlag: Fourth Estate, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Megan Wilson
Zustand: Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book
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